Chickpeas
Chickpeas are edible legumes commonly cooked for curries, hummus, salads, soups, and stews.
About Chickpeas
Chickpeas are the edible seeds of a pulse crop, commonly sold dried, canned, or cooked. They are used in curries, hummus, salads, soups, stews, snacks, and ground preparations such as flour.
The seeds are usually round and beige in the kabuli type, while desi types are smaller, darker, and often more angular. Cooked chickpeas have a tender, creamy interior with a thin skin and a mild, nutty, earthy flavour.
Chickpeas may be sold whole, split, skinned, roasted, sprouted, or preserved in brine. These forms differ in texture and preparation; dried seeds require soaking or extended cooking, while canned chickpeas are ready to use after draining and, if desired, rinsing.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Fish Couscous
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Local names for chickpeas
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
Garbanzo beans
garbanzo beans
Chana
chana
Pois chiches
pois chiches
Ceci
ceci
Chickpeas
chickpeas
Garbanzos
garbanzos
Grão-de-bico
grão-de-bico
Cigrons
cigrons
Kichererbsen
Kikkererwten
kikkererwten
Garbantzuak
garbantzuak
Ρεβίθια
revithia
Nohut
nohut
Ciecierzyca
ciecierzyca
Cizrna
cizrna
Cícer
cícer
Csicseriborsó
csicseriborsó
Năut
năut
Нахут
nakhut
Slanutak
slanutak
Леблебија
leblebija
Čičerika
čičerika
Kikärter
kikärter
Kikærter
kikærter
Kikerter
kikerter
Kikherneet
kikherneet
Kikerherned
kikerherned
Avinžirniai
avinžirniai
Turku zirņi
turku zirņi
Нут
nut
Нут
nut
حمص
hummus
نخود
nokhod
چنا
chana
चना
chana
ছোলা
chhola
ਛੋਲੇ
chhole
ચણા
chana
हरभरा
harbhara
चना
chana
கொண்டைக்கடலை
koṇṭaikkaṭalai
శనగలు
sanagalu
ಕಡಲೆಕಾಳು
kaḍalekāḷu
കടല
kaṭala
කඩල
kaḍala
ひよこ豆
hiyoko-mame
鹰嘴豆
yīngzuǐdòu
병아리콩
byeongari-kong
ถั่วลูกไก่
thua luk kai
Đậu gà
đậu gà
Kacang arab
kacang arab
Kacang kuda
kacang kuda
Njegere
njegere
ሽምብራ
shimbra
Սիսեռ
siser
Noxud
noxud
chana
Romanised form
revithia
Romanised form
kaḍalekāḷu
Romanised form
hiyoko-mame
Romanised form
Beans, chick peas, canned, re-heated, drained
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Beans, chick peas, Kabuli, split, dried, boiled in unsalted water
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Beans, chick peas, Kabuli, split, dried, raw
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Beans, chick peas, Kabuli, whole, dried, boiled in unsalted water
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Beans, chick peas, Kabuli, whole, dried, raw
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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, drained solids
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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, drained, rinsed in tap water
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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids
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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids, low sodium
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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw
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Chickpeas, (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), dry
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Chickpeas, from canned, fat added
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Chickpeas, from canned, no added fat
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Chickpeas, from canned, reduced sodium
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Chickpeas, from dried, fat added
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Chickpeas, from dried, no added fat
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Chickpeas, NFS
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soaked chickpeas
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koṇṭaikkaṭalai
Romanised form
shimbra
Romanised form
hummus
Romanised form
nut
Romanised form
byeongari-kong
Romanised form
chhola
Romanised form
kaḍala
Romanised form
yīngzuǐdòu
Romanised form
chana
Romanised form
kaṭala
Romanised form
chana
Romanised form
nut
Romanised form
nakhut
Romanised form
siser
Romanised form
nokhod
Romanised form
leblebija
Romanised form
chana
Romanised form
harbhara
Romanised form
thua luk kai
Romanised form
chhole
Romanised form
sanagalu
Romanised form
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Chickpeas nutrition & diet
Chickpeas nutritional value
Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.
- Calories
- 378kcal
- Protein
- 20.5g
- Carbs
- 63.0g
- Fat
- 6.0g
Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.
Portions & preparation
Use a form-specific description: dry, soaked, boiled, canned, drained, mashed, or blended chickpeas are not interchangeable portions. Include or exclude cooking liquid and brine consistently. Hummus, curries, salads, and stews add oils, tahini, vegetables, grains, or sauces, so the plain legume should be separated from the recipe.
Compare the right form: Match references to chickpea variety and preparation—dry, cooked, canned, drained, mashed, or blended—and identify retained liquid and recipe additions.
Diet considerations
Chickpeas are plant-derived legumes. Plain chickpeas differ from hummus, curries, salads, and stews containing tahini, dairy, meat, cereal grains, oils, or sauces. Serving size influences the carbohydrate pattern, while canned and seasoned products require label review. Compatibility should be judged from the actual preparation, not the legume name alone.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically compatible
- VegetarianTypically compatible
- PescatarianTypically compatible
- KetoDepends on the version
- PaleoTypically incompatible
- Low-carbDepends on the version
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Vegetarian · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Pescatarian · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Keto · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Paleo · Typically incompatible
- This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
- Low-carb · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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